The U.S. has promised $20 million in aid for victims of Supertyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines and has mobilized an aircraft carrier for the relief effort. Britain is also sending a warship and has pledged $16 million. The Vatican is dispatching $4 million, Japan $10 million and New Zealand $1.7 million. And China, the world’s most populous nation and second largest economy?

It’s handing over $100,000.

China’s relations with the Philippines have frayed over the past year, as tensions rise over bits of rocks in the South China Sea that both nations have declared their own. While disputes in the resource-rich waterway have simmered for decades and involve other regional neighbors, China has, in recent months, more assertively staked its maritime claims and last year blocked Filipino fishermen from contested waters.

The fracas has led Manila to deepen security relations with both Japan and the U.S., nations that once colonized or occupied the Philippines. Earlier this year, Tokyo committed 10 cutters to upgrade the Philippine coast guard. Although American bases in the Philippines were closed in the early 1990s because of local opposition, talks are under way to renew an American military presence there.

A much weaker Haiyan affected southern China as well, causing much damage and killing eight people. But many users of the Chinese social-media service Weibo were neither moved by the current death toll in the Philippines (it stands at more than 1,800, and officials fear it may eclipse 10,000) nor the complete devastation visited upon many communities. “Our country is also suffering from the same natural disaster, but we still offered help to you [in the Philippines],” wrote one user. “If you do not appreciate our help, give back our money.” Another opined, “Since the Philippine government has the budget to purchase American weapons, they should not want for money.”

Beijing isn’t always so parsimonious with disaster assistance. Two months ago, when an earthquake rocked Pakistan, China promised $4.88 million in relief supplies. Many Chinese feel that more should be done to help the Philippines. The Chinese Red Cross has committed $100,000 of its own in disaster relief for Haiyan, and a Nov. 12 editorial in the Global Times, a Chinese Communist Party–linked daily, said “as a responsible power” China should “participate in relief operations to assist a disaster-stricken neighboring country, no matter whether it’s friendly or not.”

But even if it now rushes aid and supplies to the Philippines’ storm-battered provinces, the Chinese government has been made to look mean-spirited in front of the world community. Beijing isn’t the only one that has tangled with the Philippines over maritime claims. In May, a Taiwanese fisherman was killed by the Philippine Coast Guard in the South China Sea. Yet Taiwan, which China considers a breakaway province, pledged $200,000 in Haiyan aid.

That’s double the amount the Chinese government is sending.

— With reporting by Gu Yongqiang / Beijing

Typhoon Haiyan Cuts a Path of Destruction Across The Philippines

Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA

A view of Filipino typhoon survivors prior their boarding on a US C-130 plane in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, November 13, 2013.

What has the Red Cross and Salvation Army do with all the donated money. They get donated water and food and then tell everyone they handed out water which cost them nothing. How many homes will they build for the people. No one is game enough to check up how much money they will give out the donated funds. China is a wake up to them. Pity these countries do not tell the aid workers to hit the road they are not wanted all they want is the money.

No matter the differences - the ands and the buts- 100, 000 is a slap in the face and an insult to humanity- We can't blame the Chinese people for the cheap worms that run their country- The government is what it is------Another Israel vomiting over Palestine and Gaza---

Blah blah blah, can we all get along and help those people who in need? since we are all here and trying to prove a point by insulting each other intellect, why we don't pray instead for all those people who have lost their lives and also pray for those people who survives.

The Philippine government has to spend its own money before asking for donations from China.

The Philippine government is sitting on $936 million that it is about
to spend on 12 new South Korean FA-50 jet fighters for $440 million,
two new Italian Maestrale frigates for $416 million, and eight
AugustaWestland AW109 attack helicopters for $80 million.

Since the final contracts have not yet been signed, the Philippine
government can divert the $936 million for immediate disaster relief and
reconstruction.----------DefenseNews: "S. Korea To Export Light Attack Jets to PhilippinesOct. 17, 2013 - 08:51PM | By JUNG SUNG-KI"

DefenseUpdate: "Manila to pay $400 million for two Italian frigatesPosted by Tamir Eshel | July 4, 2013 at 07:41"

Apparently, this is a pure politics play to show western media how evil China is. Go grab a google translator tool to read this article. I cannot find any English news outlet that carries the same article, are they purposely withholding information? Just like NSA/PRISM was finally revealed and demonstrated US monitors its citizens (like China) and people around the world which is worse than China. Would fellow pinoy tell our government to put aside petty politics and focus on humanitarian rescue efforts?

Philippines is a simian nation. manila where all the rich monkeys stay smells like burning garbage. monkeys like to play with fire. and that is what pinoys are. pinoys dispose of their garbage by burning it. people who live here have to die a slow death from respiratory ailments. and pinoys who are monkeys die a quick death from typhoon devastation.

Very bad considering some things and not too bad considering some others. Of course, China is now 2nd biggest economy in the world, so she needs to do more as regards assistance during disasters like this. On the other hand, Philippine government can also make use of the money she is planning to buy military weapon (which some have claimed that are meant for attacking Chinese fishermen at the disputed international waters) with to cater for the victims of Typhoon.

The chickens have come home to roost. Extreme weather is the result of climate change. Inhabitants will pay the price of pollution from heavy polluters. Air pollution doesn't only cause respiratory ailments to the inhabitants but could also devastate an island nation. Filipinos will all feel sad about devastation but they will always fail to prevent its cause and will continue to pollute the air.

Singapore is a mini-nazi regime that has run its course. It is a new world order out there and it is time for a change.

Philippines is an island nation that is still third-world in the 21st century. While the Philippines is beginning to get its footing in the international scenery, its propensity for man-made natural disaster will prevent the island nation from existing in the future.

According to the wiki article yes its Zero. However, in this same article a medical team was sent to Sichuan to help out. According to a Xinhua article not only did the Philippine sent a medical team they also raised 1.85 million dollars for the quake victim. And here it is:

The Filipino-Chinese community has so far collected over 13 million yuan (1.85 million dollars) of donations for quake relief efforts in China, said the Chinese embassy in Manila on Friday. Filipino-Chinese groups such as the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Association of All Filipino-Chinese Societies, and Federation of All Filipino-Chinese Alumnis and others have been mobilizing all their members and associates to donate money for disaster relief work in China.

fact #2, the US government sent US$20000.00 to China for the 1998 Ongoing research.

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In the 2008 once in a century Chinese earthquake, Chinese Hong Kong donated over $38,000,000.00 -- yeah, you fat dimwits neocon brain will say Hong Kong's government is

Again there is minor discrepancy in your claim according to this article

HONG KONG — In a striking sign of souring attitudes in Hong Kong toward mainland China, activists have called to reject plans to send $13 million in aid to earthquake-stricken Sichuan province due to concerns the money would be siphoned off by corrupt officials.

Fact 3 Certainly in the spirit of compassionate giving any charitable giving is welcome whether they are given to a particular group or race or given when it is direly needed is a welcome blessing.Here is where the concern when it comes to Chinese charity. During the Haiti disaster a blog Chiinasmack.com from shanghai complain loudly regarding inequity. “Chinese Angry USA Donated More To Haiti Than Sichuan” Why does it have to be that way. Should donation always be one to one ratio? Did they even consider How poor Haiti is. And for that matter Philippines is not that far behind in index of poor nations. And yet Philippines were able to send a team of medical specialist to offer comfort during the Sichuan Quake.In this most recent disaster Israel donated nothing. However they send a team of medical doctors to do what Philippines have done for the Sichuan Quake. Does it mean their participation is any less?. It is said that aviation gas cost only 4./gallon at the pump but cost upwards to 20.00 when everything is accounted for. Relief good needs to go where it is needed and that is where the military participation is important. US, the British, Japanese, Singapore, Taiwan and Korean military using their equipment is very important and it will never be accounted as contribution in wiki. But when a British warship is shown on TV or s Taiwanese C130 is shown on internet now that is precious. No amount of money can buy that kind of positive PR, because it is genuine and freely given. A picture of USS GW arriving in the disaster zone and shown on jumbotron in Shanghai is priceless.That the western press is having a field day in calling out the modest contribution due to some difference is not being spiteful. It is just stating the facts considering the size of China and how prosperous it is. This fiasco is the result of small mindedness and pettiness that resulted in damaging the hard earned prestige of China.

Talking about politics of generosity, Chinese never complained American or japanese cheapskate wrt to Chinese charities because we understand people will always take care of their own blood 1st, and then their friends and allies.

With regard to humanitarian aids, American neocon dimwits, pls look at no one other than yourself, and look at no other countries other than phillipino or America, in the mirror --

fact #1, the philipino sent US$0.0 -- yes, a big fat gooze egg!! -- to China in 2008 Chinese earth quake which killed around 80000 people, more than 10 times the casulty of the current Haiyan. I deeply sympathize every bit of the human tragedy and suffering of the philipinos; but from Chinese mainland's point of view, is not this "the pot calling the kettle black"???

As for the big, fat, self-righteous American neocon dimwits, represented by all these mainstream rightwing media nutjobs here at WaPo,

fact #2, the US government sent US$20000.00 to China for the 1998 once in a decade flood; yes, that is not a typo, a big fat 20000.00!

In the 2008 once in a century Chinese earthquake, Chinese Hong Kong donated over $38,000,000.00 -- yeah, you fat dimwits neocon brain will say Hong Kong's government is forced; but the private Hong Kong Chinese donated over $128,000,000.00; and Taiwan, our sworn enemy but also brothers and sisters by blood, donate $65,000,000.00, this in comparision to American's $4.8 million.

fact #3, have you or your family or any philipino ever donated a single penny to help a poor Chinese child?

my Chinese American family donate hundred, if not thousands times more to Chinese charities and victims than to philipinos or united way -- that is simply how it is. Do not give me the BS that as an American Christian, you value a Chinese or even a Chinese American child the same as your own or even any white child -- the fact is simply - you do not, and we do not either.

Thank you for coming back ChinaLee yet
again and give me the opportunity to reeducate you.

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The Taiwanese people don't want to
donate to the Philippines, because the Philippine Coast Guard keep killing
unarmed Taiwanese fishermen in international waters in May 2013 and in
2006.

­­Despite the tense
situation between the Taiwan and the Philippines, The first to arrive in Cebu
with relieef supplies are the Taiwanese airforce C130. As you can see It is
pretty obvious that Singapore armed forces have brought in equipment as well
lookup, it is in this page. It is evident in this community of poster that
ethnic Chinese be they from Taiwan or Singapore or the US or just about anywhere
else have been trying to distance themselves from the motherland on the issue
of this recent disaster. The posters
from Philippines have been so gracious and welcome any donation whether they
are small, large or even begrudged.

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China doesn't want to donate to the
Philippines, because of constant Philippine Coast Guard harassment (e.g.
illegal detention) of Chinese fishermen in international waters.

Yes the international community heard it the first time. Netizen from China does
not want to give.

China Sovereign Nation$1,800,000

IKEA Swedish Corporation$2,700,000

CocaColaUS Corporation$2,500,000

China is now being
compared to corporate entities how shameful is that. And look how much prestige
China has lost on this one. It cost you
your Prime Minister to give a personal call to Aquino, the last time at APEC, both did not even greet one another.

All of this is the
making of the western media. And yet inside the greatwall it is being spinned
as Philippine people are not grateful of the modest donation and responsible for
instigating it in the western media. Not true at all, The Philippine have been
very busy trying to stay alive let alone have time to participate in this squabble

Also, Absent in this
statement is that the Chinese coast guard have been merciless in its treatment
with the fishermen from Vietnam and the Philippines. They shoot them like fish
in a barrel.

BTW the owner of ikea is
a former NAZI sympathizer and a racial supremacist such as yourself yet he is definitely more compassionate than you.

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Finally, prior to asking donations
from Chinese and Taiwanese citizenry, the Philippine government must spend its
own funds.

The appeal for donation was and is directed at the international community not
specifically at Chinese Citizen or Taiwan citizen. The only known government to
government request was directed at the USA. Within hours of that request
Pentagon issued an order and directed the USS George Washington to head for the
Philippines. It is now being joined by the British Carrier Illustrious and the
Japanese Helicopter carrier the Ise. USNS Mercy hospital ship is steaming as
fast as it can to the Philippines to help.

China could have used
the Peace Ark hospital ship and showcase your compassion, gain expertise for
the Chinese crew and spread goodwill in Asia. It is still sitting in the dock.

China has lost an
opportunity to assuage the concerns of its meteoric rise. China could have
earned more friends but its citizens choose to be petty and CCP carried out
your wishes. This in itself is a tragedy.

According to the IMF WEO (ie. World
Economic Outlook) October 2013 projection, the nominal per-capita GDP
for 2013 in Asia is as follows:

Taiwan: $20,706 China: $6,569 Philippines: $2,792 India: $1,414

Taiwan
donated $260 million to Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. The
Taiwanese people don't want to donate to the Philippines, because the
Philippine Coast Guard keep killing unarmed Taiwanese fishermen in
international waters in May 2013 and in 2006.

According to the
French newspaper Le Monde in a 2005 article titled "China’s trade safari
in Africa" by Jean-Christophe Servant, China canceled $10 billion in
bilateral African debt between 2000 and 2005. China doesn't want to
donate to the Philippines, because of constant Philippine Coast Guard
harassment (e.g. illegal detention) of Chinese fishermen in
international waters.

Also, the Philippine police recklessly opened fire and killed eight Hong Kong
tourists (who are Chinese citizens) in 2010. The Philippine government
has steadfastly refused to apologize. The Chinese people are still waiting for an apology.

Finally, prior to asking donations from Chinese and Taiwanese citizenry, the Philippine government must spend its own funds. The Philippine government
is sitting on $936 million that it is about to spend on 12 new South
Korean FA-50 jet fighters, two Italian Maestrales frigates, and eight
AugustaWestland AW109 attack helicopters. Since the final contracts
have not yet been signed, the Philippine government can divert the
$936 million for immediate disaster relief and reconstruction.

Tiong ah Tiong, so full of bitterness. Took a boat ride twice, and still unable to purge himself of his han supremacist behaviour. No wonder he couldn't cut it here, I've seen enough of the tiongs and their racism towards anyone non-han.

Tiongs are responsible for smashing their own ancestral tablets, and yet they want to pull the typical tiong racist card.

worse of all, our dear bobby is an anti-american who is all rabid about the greatness and rise of China, but is still forced to beg for a job in the US.

Don't worry tiong, you may leave. I'll allow for that. We'll just deport you again. :)

Well, JerryTan, the Chinese Tiong ingrate who insults his own mother and his entire family lineage. Its been great chatting with you. But I gotta go, SO complaining about typing noise.

See you tomorrow? Please be here again so I can crap on you. I'm going to miss your Singlish or should I say Chinglish because you're a self-admitted Hokkien. And don't stay on this board all day and night, its not healthy. You don't want your eyes to get a booboo. Okay. Its Sat. afternoon in your time zone. Go outside and play with your friends or yourself. Don't get so attached to the screen like a 15yo virgin hooked on porn. OKAY? I will come back to mock you tomorrow.

It is bitter for some people in this country to admit they are brainwashed. But the truth is they are.

For people who are intelligent and independent thinking, you can perform a study analyzing how many times the media mention China by prefixing it with communist. -- even though China is quickly reforming itself, and abandoned communism long ago.

It is a simple tactic by the media, yet it worked quite effective as long as they repeat it everyday. As result, many people in this country are imaging China with the "communist" picture those media depicted on daily basis.

tiong is a racial slur. this is another evidence of discrimination in Singapore. this confirms the veracity of the reports from the US media (new york times, wsj, cnn, etc) of widespread discrimination in Singapore towards mainland chinese people. Singapore has always been known for its racial discrimination. Filipinos and Indonesian maids are also discriminated in Singapore. these maids are forced by their singaporeans employers to clean the windows of the building. (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/singapore-maids-deaths/) . The hatred and racist behavior of these Singaporeans are akin to the superiority mentality of hitler's nazi and kkk. beneath their hate and superiority complex is nothing but idiocy and moronic behavior. The world will be better without these racist people.

You mean sad when the Americans donated minimum money after all those China earthquakes took place (especially 2008 when there were way more casualities)? I find it ironic and comical that there are all of these complaints and agenda to make China look bad. Being a Chinese-American, I agree that we must help those in need any way we can but to pin it on the Chinese government's lack of donation when the U.S. was way worse is hypocritical. Let's face it: U.S. owes China a ton of debt and STILL doesn't offer much aid to China.

CHINA / Chinese people is the world's MAJOR contributor to the destruction of the ozone layer which brings about Global Warming. This means that the Chinese are major polluters in the world and are largely responsible for causing Global warming.Global warming then brings about stronger typhoons and climate change. If u are Chinese, be ashamed of yourself and stop lecturing other races about pollution. People in Beijing can't even breathe without having to wear masks to protect themselves from an intensely polluted air.

@ironcity#1 It always helps to get the facts right. Thanks for the info. China is a communist country that wants to look like a responsible world power but miserably fails to over and over again. China should just pull out it's donation of $100,000 and spend it for PR or better image building or something..I think with so many more responsible countries responding and helping out the Philippine efforts for Haiyan victims..there is really no need for China to help in. It's better that way and I hope China doesn't "try" to give more because it will just look like China is trying to save face. It's embarrassing.

Oh i am outside. At the marina barrage, if you know where that is. I'm glad to be enjoying this place knowing that the racist tiongs have already been deported. We'll just keep the good ones, the ones that are not hateful and obsessed with han supremancy. :)

I have worked in Singapore for 2 years. The way I see it, they behaved like Hong Kongers who think the mainlanders are inferior. Which in many ways they are on what's political correct or what's socially acceptable.

But then Singapore's entire banking, shipping and commercial system is completely dependent upon China, much like Hong Kong. So they fear the Chinese influences, yet, they are Chinese themselves who carried on all the Chinese culture and traditions but loath the Chinese because they are jealous of the mainlander's new found wealth and arrogance.

But if they look at the mirror, the mainlander's arrogance or confidence isn't that much different than these Pores.

Without China and its money and labor, Singapore is just another fishing village in Malay. The Lee's family knows it well. I used to consult for their businesses. There is no one more in love with China than Singapore in SE ASIA. Even more than Thailand.

@asci_q @skyguynick @asci_q @skyguynick Several nations have donated "zero" dollars but have sent plenty of relief materials. India is sending desalination ships & aircraft- & the very article you've posted has reader comments mentioning that the Indian media isn't covering foreign issues properly. In any case, it's better for nations to donate food & equipment than to help prop up the Philippines' notoriously corrupt government.

Amidst all this Asia- bashing, I'm surprised nobody is reporting that Asian nations were the first to respond to Haiyan. China tried to send 2 747s within hours- but was refused by the Filipinos. Taiwanese aid has been turned down. India's offer for bigger ships was refused as it's been ramping up its arms race recently. What's more- the Chinese have dispatched more ships than the US- they're simply not being allowed to drop off supplies.

@tnxBUTnotnxDestruction of ozone layer is not the cause of global warming.CFC cholorofluorocarbon (Freon) is the reason why ozone layer is thinner. However you are right that China as well as India are currently the worst violator as they continue to use freon instead of HCFC being used in most of the western world. Depletion of ozone will cause more UV rays to reach the earth surface thereby promoting more genetic mutations (cancer)

Global warming is caused largely by Carbon dioxide meaning car exhaust and coal fired power plant emissions. Another source of global warming is methane (fart). Methane has 20 times the ability to trap heat compared to CO2.

China by virtue of using more coal fired plant and having more cars and more people(fart) will contribute to more of the emissions. The west also shares the blame. If you eat beef or drink milk you are contributing to global warming since cows are single largest source of methane emission. So dont drive if you dont have to. And drink soy milk its good for the american farmers.

There are so much methane trapped in the permafrost. As the world gets warmer the the permafrost will melt and release the trapped methane. So global warming is a foregone conclusion it is already here.

All of us came from africa. 70,000 yrs ago a group migrated north and this group split off and became the north east asian caucassion, Arabs norwegian etc. We are all related whatever your race is. We are all brothers and sisters.

@rdthr Exactly. There's some underlying scheme that seems to be "corrupted". Donation does not equal to money, and competing for amount of donation is ridiculous. Most of the money donated are spent on "administrative cost" with no budget oversight In my humble opinion, that's a waste of money. People affected by the devastating natural disaster are better serve with supplies and manpower on the ground. Especially during the first 72 hours! Pointing fingers and gloating at other's misfortune does not help anyone. (Hint) them western media......

I am afraid that we have to wake up when we are talking about our high/superior living standard. I went to China last year, and was shocked by almost everything I saw. As far as I have known, people started using non freon refrigerators since late 1990s (close to ours). Their home appliances are much better, more fuel efficient and fancier than ours. Believe or not, we may gradually lose our lead over them in a few decades. In my view, cooperation with China and taking advantage of their economic growth is the no.1 priority to all countries, but first we have to listen to their needs not always force our own thinking that communists are the worst. My Indian friends told me similar stories about the development in India, and I am too afraid we may eventually be caught up.

My company hq isn't in Singapore. God no. Getting to the Pores was a necessary step for oversea experience. I wanted Shanghai or Tokyo but couldn't speak neither language so I got stuck on the Singlish Pores. At least I can understand and try to make out what you people say unlike the Japanese.

But hey have fun spending all day and night on an anon board with no life.

You can deport whoever the f you want. But you should deport yourselves and your mother too because she's a Tiong.

No, I just got a raise and can't wait to get out of your boring city. I do own a boat, its docked to my yard. Come to US in the summers and I will take you out fishing. I would love to see the sight of you swimming with the fishes.